GTKWave buffer overflow | CVE-2023-35969

NAME
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GTKWave buffer overflow

Platforms Affected:
GTKWave GTKWave 3.3.115

Risk Level:
7.8

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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GTKWave is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the fstReaderIterBlocks2 chain_table legacy function. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted .fst file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


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